Sandbach School headboy Will Bloor is delighted to be able to share his results with a friend (Image: UGC)

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Sandbach School is celebrating a 99.5% pass rate in A levels in the first year of the linear exam system - with one pupil showing ‘amazing resilience’ to sit his exams after returning to school following a horrific car crash.

Josh Betteley was given little chance of sitting his exams following the collision just before Christmas - but he defied the odds and achieved an A and three B grades.

Headteacher Sarah Burns said she was delighted with the the effort of all the boys and the results, which saw more than 20% of papers graded at A* or A.

“We’re thrilled to see so many of our students gain the grades that they deserve. The strong partnerships between staff and students and hours of hard work have paid off resulting in outstanding levels of achievement,” said Mrs Burns.

Individual successes are many and varied.

Filip Labecki, described by the school as ‘an incredible mathematician’ achieved A*, A*, A, A to take up his place at Cambridge University.

Jay Mayer, who has been an integral part of the performing arts technical team, achieved A*, A*, A and has taken up a prestigious place at the Rose Bruford College, London’s International Drama School to study Creative Lighting.

Outgoing headboy Will Bloor achieved four A grades and is off Durham University.

Will has been an active campaigner against the Government’s proposed cuts to the education budget.

The school said his ‘high profile role at both school and within the community has prepared him well to read philosophy, politics and economics’.

Another high performer who has had to overcome tremendous adversity has done incredibly well.

A school spokesman said: “Josh Betteley was involved in a horrific car accident just before Christmas and with a few months to go specialists gave him little chance of sitting his exams this year.

“Prior to the accident Josh was an elite athlete; it was so moving to see him take part in sports day in June and to know that he is continuing to pursue his love of running.”

The school said other notable performances have come from Lauren McCarthy, who achieved A*, A, B and will be reading Geography at Liverpool, Ollie Dernie A, A, A, B who will be reading Chemical and Nuclear Engineering at Leeds, Owen Procter A*, A, B who will be reading Law at Leeds, Robyn Downie A, A, A who will be reading Psychology at Birmingham, Matt Reel A*, A, B who will be reading Maths at Durham, James Green A, A, B, who will be reading Mechanical Engineering at Birmingham and Olivia Simon A, A, B who will be reading Engineering at Sheffield.

At the time of writing 96% of students who applied for university have gained their first or second choice places with a third going to top universities.

Outstanding levels of achievement were gained in further Maths where 75% gained A*/A and in maths with 41% gaining A*/A.

English too gained phenomenal results with 40% A*/A and 80% A*/B. 30 subjects had 100% pass rate. Art and Art Graphics also gained 90% and 100% respectively at A* - C, Business 85%, Drama and Theatre Studies 80*, Government and Politics 89%, History 90%, Music 100% and PE 82%.

Vocational subjects remain a strength of the school.

In music technology 100% of students achieved D* (Distinction) whilst in the Level 3 BTEC Sport course all students also achieved outstanding results.

The school spokesman said: “All of these students have represented the school at a range of sports including rugby, football, cricket, hockey, swimming and athletics. Cameron, Frederic, Jordan Ravenscroft and Alex have just returned from the school’s highly successful rugby and hockey tour to Vancouver in Canada where they played some fantastic sport against some of British Columbia’s best teams; a great way to end their school careers.

We wish all of our students the very best as they embark upon the next stage of their lives.”